On the Disney+ and Prime Video platforms, we find some films and series to sink your teeth into. Here are the suggestions from our columnists and journalists.
Published yesterday at 5:00 p.m.
fallout (Prime Video)
It’s really very good, fallouta sort of cross between Silo from Apple TV+, Westworld (from the same creators) and The Last of Us, exactly. And there is no need to know the video game world of fallout to fully embark on this retrofuturistic western, which includes eight episodes of more than an hour, offered in English and French, in a version dubbed in Quebec, well done.
Hugo Dumas
Sleepless nightsecond season (Prime Video)
Sleepless night does not lose its heart notes by crossing over to Amazon Prime Video. There is always omnipresent dramatic music, whiffs of Ziatepam and glasses of scotch (Chalmers, what else?) always refilled. How can you not be captivated by these scents?
Hugo Dumas
The Zone of Interest (Prime Video)
If The fall, by Oliver Hirschbiegel, took the viewer into the intimacy of Hitler, showing him as a monster of narcissism denying his imminent defeat, Jonathan Glazer’s bias is rather to observe from afar the Höss, who engage in often harmless, innocent activities. Even in the more intimate scenes, cinematographer Lukasz Zal (Ida, by Pawel Pawlikowski) makes sure to keep the camera at a good distance from the actors. In doing so, the characters reveal themselves in all their human mediocrity. The result is a frighteningly effective Holocaust drama, where horror and beauty coexist at every moment, and which connects the past to the present in a moving way.
Manon Dumais
Oppenheimer (Prime Video)
Oppenheimer is a great film that will go down in history, especially because it tells it so well. The impression of being a witness to the events ofOppenheimer is so strong and the reflection offered at the very end so powerful that it is almost impossible to appreciate it as simple entertainment. That’s not a bad thing, though. It’s cinema.
Pascal LeBlanc
Marlowe (Prime Video)
Marlowe takes several interesting detours to its denouement, skillfully weaving this family drama with a plot about the Mexican underworld and the shady dealings of a Hollywood film studio. All with a little touch of humor, which is welcome.
Jean Siag
The Super Mario Bros. movie (Prime Video)
The kids will love it! Parents shouldn’t be too bored either. Because The Super Mario Bros. movie is short and never lets off the accelerator. The beauty of its animations as well as the messages of courage and determination conveyed can warm all hearts. Otherwise, Lumalee, the depressive and nihilistic little blue star, should at least make adults smile.
Pascal LeBlanc
wish (Disney+)
Disney’s works sometimes do a little too much: strong morals, too many songs, dizzying action. There were fears that the feature film marking the 100the anniversary of the famous animation studios goes to excess. wish is rather a luminous film, full of winks, which demonstrates great restraint.
Pascal LeBlanc
Thank You, Good Night – The Bon Jovi Odyssey (Disney+)
1980s arena rock icon Bon Jovi is the subject of a five-hour documentary series. It’s at least two too many, but it sheds interesting light on the singer’s personality and the tensions that undermined the group.
Alexandre Vigneault
Queen Rock Montreal (Disney+)
Digitally remastered for IMAX Enhanced, the recording of the show Queen Rock Montreal lasting 90 minutes is visually stunning. The sound is pure, the colors are vivid, and since the resolution of the images is impressive, you can clearly see every face on the floor when the camera shows the audience.
Marc-André Lemieux
The Eras Tour (Disney+)
Yes, it’s very long, The Eras, but it’s very, very good. Even for a less devout Swiftie, who will discover the immense talent and dazzling charisma of this prolific singer-songwriter, as comfortable in candy pop as in poignant indie-folk.
Hugo Dumas
